Meta has hired the founding team of security startup Virtue AI to protect its upcoming autonomous software agents amid growing federal oversight. Meta is bringing the three co-founders of AI safety pioneer Virtue AI—Bo Li, Dawn Song, and Sanmi Koyejo—into its Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) Lab, targeting "agentic AI" safety. The talent absorption comes on the heels of major industry disruption, sparked by the Trump administration ordering Anthropic to withdraw or restrict its latest models over national security vulnerabilities. Meta Platforms Inc. (META) is absorbing the core founding team of artificial intelligence safety startup Virtue AI, to fortify the company’s independent digital "agents" against emerging security threats. The prominent AI safety researchers are moving to Meta alongside several other team members from the startup. "As we ship AI products to billions of people and build increasingly capable agents, keeping those systems safe, reliable, and trustworthy is foundational," Meta stated in the internal communication. The financial terms of the arrangement were not disclosed, nor was it immediately clear if Virtue AI would continue to operate as an independent entity. The regulatory environment has intensified significantly following actions by the Trump administration; earlier this month, the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security issued an emergency directive ordering Anthropic to restrict foreign national access to its advanced Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models.